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February 2011: Alcoholism At Large

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population has higher rates of alcoholism and addiction than the general population in the U.S., but only a fraction of treatment programs offer services designed specifically to meet their cultural needs, according to a 2010 study.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reported that 6 percent of 13,688 treatment programs surveyed across the nation said they had specialized services for gays and lesbians.